Faced with Zhu Jingyuan's request to apply separately, Zou Bingtai was a little surprised, but he quickly understood the truth.

Then I sighed in my heart, this highness really thought far-reaching.

It's just that the premise of all this is that the experiment can be successful, otherwise it's just a blind toss:

"Your Highness has considered it very thoroughly, so I will first apply for the two program patents today, and then His Highness will come again after the experiment is successful."

"Thank you, Dasikong."

Zhu Jingyuan smiled again and nodded to thank him, and then Zhu Jingyuan immediately considered that the Ministry of Industry also contributed to the "invention" of the aircraft.

I only provided the idea and direction, and the specific design and production of the aircraft itself were completed by the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry.

Under the principle of "invention first", the inventor must make a physical object before applying for a patent, and according to this idea, the Ministry of Industry can even be regarded as the main inventor.

Moreover, if Zou Laoshangshu did not give himself a reminder and help, it is likely that he would not be able to obtain the patent for this aircraft.

In addition, the Ministry of Industry is also the competent authority for industry and patents, and it is indispensable to deal with them in the future.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Zhu Jingyuan still took the initiative to benefit from the ownership of the patent and give a part to the Ministry of Industry.

Although even if it is for his own use, the other party should not embarrass himself as an emperor in the future.

However, if you share the patent income of the other party, you can bind the competent authority into a collaborator.

In the future, whether it is to go through industrial procedures, or to apply for and crack down on patent infringement, the Ministry of Industry will be more active and cooperative.

So Zhu Jingyuan said his thoughts:

"Without the help of the Great Sikong and the great engineers of the Ministry of Industry, I would not have been able to complete the design and experiment by myself.

"So the airplane should be regarded as a joint invention between the two of us, and the benefits should also be shared with the Ministry of Industry."

Zou Bingtai immediately smiled and waved his hand:

"Your Highness is really too modest, the Ministry of Works is just testing a large number of projects that are already being tested, plus new plans to test.

"Allowing the Ministry of Industry to share the benefits with private inventors, whether it is declaration or appraisal, is more troublesome than private individuals, and collection and accounting is a set of processes.

"Besides, isn't this experiment unsuccessful? Does Your Highness think that this experiment will definitely be able to be completed now?

In fact, most of the craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry do not recognize fixed-wing, and some even compare it with a perpetual motion machine.

"The reason is that His Royal Highness himself has said that taking off without waving his wings is flying a kite, but this patent requires that it can take off without wind......"

Zhu Jingyuan was suddenly a little helpless, this old man seemed to have chatted with him, and began to say something in his heart.

Although he put it mildly, in the name of most of the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry, in his own heart, he probably did not think that fixed-wing aircraft could succeed.

In fact, this is also the case in history, and later generations took it for granted that airplanes took off, but people at that time couldn't understand it, because fixed-wing aircraft wings couldn't move.

After the Wright brothers' experiments made it to the newspapers, many people still took it for granted that it was fake news about a gimmick, including the U.S. Army......

Zou Laoshangshu obviously didn't want to go through a very complicated administrative approval declaration and registration process for this kind of thing.

But Zhu Jingyuan felt that if he could, he still had to give.

Otherwise, if you make a lot of money in the future, most of the people in the Ministry of Industry will feel uncomfortable, and you will have to deal with them often in the future.

So Zhu Jingyuan continued to insist:

"Dasikong, even if the Ministry of Industry is not specially cooperating, this experiment is also completed by both of us, so at least 30% of the benefits have to be given to the Ministry of Industry."

Zou Shangshu was obviously stunned when he heard this, then moved his body posture slightly, and pulled his fingers to reason:

"It seems that His Highness is really very confident in his own idea, let's not talk about the success of the experiment, Your Highness, you listen to the old man tell you about the plane itself.

"Has Your Highness ever wondered what parts are left of the fixed-wing flying machine other than the wings and rudder surfaces designed by Your Highness?

"A minimal petrol engine plus two propellers, and then a few steel pipes and wheels as a frame.

"So, even if this experiment is really successful, then it is His Highness's two ideas, the wing form and the control method, which play an absolutely dominant role in the project.

"Your Highness went out to hire two engineering students to work, and then went to the market to buy materials and tools, and the old man estimated that thirty or fifty silver dollars would be enough.

"Is Your Highness really willing to give thirty percent of the proceeds from the patent of the flying machine in which he is very confident for the sake of this mere thirty or fifty silver dollars?"

Zhu Jingyuan sighed secretly, it seems that the other party really doesn't want to go through the process for such an uncertain thing, and after a little consideration, he said:

"In this case, we don't sign any agreement, and if the experiment is really successful, I will take out 10% of the patent income every year and organize an aviation industry association.

"The mission of the Aviation Industry Association is to promote and promote the development of the aviation industry, and at the same time to serve as a platform for communication between manufacturers and researchers.

"The relevant organizations are affiliated with the Ministry of Industry, and the corresponding funds are handed over to the Ministry of Industry to manage and be used to organize the activities of industry associations.

"This kind of responsibility to promote the development of industry and technology, the Ministry of Industry should no longer be able to shirk it, right?"

Zou Bingtai's beard trembled, and he nodded slowly and said helplessly:

"Okay-His Highness has said this, and the old man can only respond, but it's still the same sentence, after all, we have to wait until the experiment is successful."

Zhu Jingyuan felt that Zou Laoshangshu still didn't pay much attention to it, and he didn't realize how much benefit this Cheng would have.

This is a whole industry foundation, and all aircraft production in the next 20 years will involve this patent.

More importantly, the future prospects of the Aviation Industry Association, which has not yet been skimmed, are limitless.

I don't know if those officials of the Ministry of Industry in the future will be annoyed by Lao Shangshu's decision today.

However, since the other party has already responded, Zhu Jingyuan is no longer entangled, and quickly changes to another topic:

"Thank you, Da Sikong, let's talk about the battleship design next, dare to ask Da Sikong, does the Ship Division have a battleship design plan that uses a full-mounted main gun for centralized fire control?"

Zhu Jingyuan finally talked about today's main event.

The real future of airplanes and tanks is in a dozen or twenty years, but the future of dreadnoughts is at hand.

Although, with the design, construction, and testing cycle of the capital ship, it is impossible to complete it within a year, no matter how it is accelerated.

Therefore, it is definitely difficult for the newly designed warships to affect the peace talks.

However, after the conclusion of the peace negotiations, he may not have the power and qualifications to directly interfere in the design and construction of warships.

At the same time, the design of the battleship, which used two four-caliber guns with several caliber guns, was already close to the standard design in this period.

The dreadnought warships I want are to abandon those fixed sub-caliber guns and use unified large-caliber main guns.

This model seemed taken for granted in later generations, but it was an extremely radical approach at the time.

Designers in the military and the Ministry of Industry cannot intuitively recognize the role of this design until they see the effect directly.

The point is that capital ships are expensive to build and have a long construction period, so it is difficult to make up your mind to build them without realizing the role, which can easily fall into a dead loop.

In the history of the British Empire, only one of the first dreadnoughts was built for testing, and the improved version was only built in batches of three.

However, in the past, it was normal for the traditional capital ships to have five or six first-class ships, and even eight or nine ships had been built, and they had been built for many years.

In the 14 years from 1892 to 1906, 9 classes were built, with a total of 52 traditional capital ships, an average of 3.7 ships per year.

It can be seen that the British Imperial Navy at that time was also very cautious about the design of dreadnoughts, just like everyone treated aircraft carriers in the early days.

Therefore, Zhu Jingyuan felt that if he did not take advantage of the current power to forcibly promote the design and construction of dreadnoughts, he might have to wait several years before he could see mass dreadnoughts.

By forcibly pushing it now, he can make the Imperial Navy dreadnought a few years in advance.

As soon as the dreadnoughts come out, all the original warships will be eliminated, and the sooner they become completely dreadnoughts, the more resources can be saved and combat effectiveness can be improved.

So even if it is not needed for the time being, Zhu Jingyuan must bring it up as soon as possible.